Hepatitis C transmission between spouses.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00021.x

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Hepatitis C transmission between spouses.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Nov 1996

Koda T, Yonaha M, Hayashi A, Ishikawa K

Abstract excerpt

To examine inter-spouse transmission as one of the potential routes of infection for hepatitis C virus (HCV), 121 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease who tested positive for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) and their spouses were studied. Of these, 21 (17.4%) patients had spouses with ant...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Spouses

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